Imperialism and NGOs in Latin America

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ID9199717
AuthorsJames Petras (0000-0002-8171-6072, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume49
Issue7
Pages10
Publication date1997-12-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMonthly Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520
PublisherMonthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14452/mr-049-07-1997-11_2
OpenAlexW2085998947
LanguageEN
Citations received84

By the early 1980s the more perceptive sectors of the neoliberal ruling classes realized that their policies were polarizing the society and provoking large-scale social discortent. Neoliberal politicians began to finance and promote a parallel strategy "from below," the promotion of "grassroots" organization with an "anti-statist" ideology to intervene among potentially conflictory classes, to create a "social cushion." These organizations were financially dependent on neoliberal sources and were directly involved in competing with socio-political movements for the allegiance or local leaders and activist communities. By the 1990s these organizations, described as "nongovernmental," numbered in the thousands and were receiving close to four billion dollars world-wide.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

Allegiance · Grassroots · Ideology · Latin Americans · Neoliberalism (international relations) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess) · Sociology · International Development and Aid · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Public Administration · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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